Welcome to
the Database of Mid-Victorian Illustration
(DMVI), which contains records and images of 868 literary
illustrations that were published in or around 1862, providing bibliographical
and iconographical details, as well as the ability for users to view images
at exceptionally high quality.

The database
is the culmination of a three-year project, based in Cardiff University’s
Centre for Editorial and Intertextual
Research, and funded by the Arts
and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The aim of the project has
been to examine the feasibility of developing an online database application
that would allow users to view images at high quality, as well as providing
access to images by accurate bibliographic classifications and an appropriate
iconographic taxonomy.

The database
can be queried by three search methods:

Keyword
search: this allows for a very generalised and broad analysis
to be conducted.

Advanced
search: this method queries the database using a variety of
bibliographic criteria.

Copyright
of the structure and contents of DMVI belongs to Dr Julia Thomas, Dr Tim
Killick, Dr Anthony Mandal, and Professor David Skilton, of the Centre
for Editorial and Intertextual Research, Cardiff University. Access is
provided solely for the purposes of research, teaching, private study,
and general interest. Prior written permission is required for any alteration
or redistribution of the database, or a substantial portion thereof in
any form, including electronic; prior written permission is also required
for any commercial exploitation of the database’s contents. Proper acknowledgement
should be made when citing or quoting materials: for full details about
citing material contained in DMVI, please
follow this link.